Apple M4 iPad
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3

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SoC Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M4 iPad and Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 mobile processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

  • Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs 4 nm)
  • Higher Frequency: 4400 MHz (4400 MHz vs 2630 MHz)
  • Newer Launch Date: May 2024 (May 2024 vs November 2023)

Basic

Apple
Label Name
Qualcomm
May 2024
Launch Date
November 2023
Tablet
Platform
SmartPhone Mid range
TSMC
Manufacturing
TSMC
M4 iPad
Model Name
SM7550-AB
4x 4.4 GHz, 6x 2.88 GHz
Architecture
1x 2.63 GHz – Cortex-A715
3x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A715
4x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A510
10
Cores
8
3 nm
Technology
4 nm
4400 MHz
Frequency
2630 MHz
28 billion
Transistor count
-

GPU Specifications

Apple M4 GPU
GPU name
Adreno 720
1470 MHz
GPU frequency
-
128
Shading units
-
10
Execution units
-
-
OpenCL version
2.0
-
Vulkan version
1.3
External display up to 6K @ 60Hz
Max display resolution
3360 x 1600

Connectivity

-
Download speed
Up to 5000 Mbps
LTE Cat. 24
4G support
LTE Cat. 18
Yes
5G support
Yes
5.3
Bluetooth
5.3
Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi
6
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Navigation
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X
Memory type
LPDDR5
7500 MHz
Memory frequency
3200 MHz
4x 16 Bit
Memory Bus
2x 16 Bit

Miscellaneous

16 MB
L2 Cache
-
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
Audio codecs
AAC, AIFF, CAF, MP3, MP4, WAV
-
Max camera resolution
1x 200MP
NVMe
Storage type
UFS 3.1
4K at 60FPS
Video capture
4K at 60FPS, 1K at 120FPS
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1 decode
Video codecs
H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9
8K H.264,HEVC,ProRes,ProRes RAW,AV1
Video playback
4K at 60FPS, 1080p at 120FPS
20 W
TDP
6 W
ARM-based
Instruction set
ARMv8.6-A
Apple Neural Engine
Neural processor (NPU)
Yes

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 Single Core
M4 iPad
3842 +234%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
1149
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
M4 iPad
14383 +324%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
3394
AnTuTu 10
M4 iPad
2767758 +223%
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
856488

Comparison of Devices

3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3497
Honor 200
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
525
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Unlimited
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)
Apple M4 iPad
3354
Honor 400
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
493